Senate Confirms Hundreds Of Military Nominees As Tuberville Relents

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52% : Got itDec 5, 2023,05:01pm ESTUpdated Dec 5, 2023, 05:02pm ESTToplineThe Senate on Tuesday confirmed hundreds of backlogged military nominees, hours after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) released his months-long chokehold on the Senate's confirmation process which he'd held in protest of Department of Defense abortion rules, a blockade that faced sweeping criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
46% : Key FactsThe confirmations come just after Tuberville told Senate colleagues in a closed-door meeting he would release promotions for U.S. military nominees with three stars or fewer.Tuberville, who started his blockade in February in protest of a Pentagon policy that provided time off for armed service members seeking out-of-state abortions, had signaled last week he would be open to allowing military nominees to go through the Senate, telling reporters he understands the need for certain military promotions.

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